BUTTE, Mont. – Montana Tech men's basketball ran past Yellowstone Christian 100-45 on Tuesday night at Kelvin Sampson Court.
The Orediggers, who shot 51.5% from the floor and improved to 4-3 with the victory, outscored the Centurions 50-19 in the first half.
Sindou Diallo led all scorers with 25 points on 9-for-17 shooting. The Orediggers finished with five players in double figures with
Taylor England scoring 15,
Dylan Pannabecker adding 15,
Derrius Collins chipping in 13 on 3-of-5 shooting from deep, and Connor Kieckbush who scored 11 markers. England led the Orediggers with 14 rebounds and
Cody Baumstarck grabbed 12 boards.
The Orediggers forced the Centurions into 25 turnovers and just 23.4% shooting for the contest. Derrian Reed led Yellowstone Christian with 14 points.
Montana Tech travels to Utah to take on BYU on Saturday Nov. 30
th before starting conference play at rival Carroll College on Dec. 3
rd. The Orediggers open up home Frontier Conference play with Lewis-Clark State on Saturday Dec. 7
th.
